Monoazo dyes containing a cyanuric chloride substituent



United States Patent Ofiiice 3,@84,l52 PatentedApr. 2, 1963 Thisinvention relates to new azo dyestuifs and more particularly it relatesto new azo dyestuffs especially valuable for the production of shadeshaving exceptionally high fastness to washing.

According to the invention there are provided, as new dyestuifs, thecompounds which, in the free acid form, are represented by the formula:

so H S 11 Formula I wherein R stands for a halogen atom, a nitro group,a substituted amino group other than monoalkylarnino, an acylaminogroup, a 1':2':4:5-naphthatriazolyl group, which may be substituted bysulphonic acid, a 4-arylazo- 3-substituted-pyrazol-S-on-l-yl group,wherein the arylazo may be substituted other than with amino,monoalkylamino or a metallisable system, or a group of the formula N=NBwhere B is the radical of a coupling component, X stands for a directlink or for a divalent arylazo group which may be substituted otherwisethan with amino, monoalkylamino or a metallisable system, Y stands for ahydrogen atom or for an alkyl group and Z stands for a halogen atom,provided that one at least of the groups represented by R and X containsat least one azo group.

As examples of halogen atoms represented by R and Z there may bementioned chlorine and bromine, and as examples of alkyl groupsrepresented by Y, there may be mentioned methyl, ethyl, butyl, hexyl andoctyl.

As examples of substituted amino groups represented by R there may bementioned arylamino, such as anilino and p-nitroanilino, di-aralkylaminosuch as dibenzylamino, and dialkylamino such as dimethylamino.

As examples of acylamino groups represented by R there may be mentionedacetylamino and benzoylamino.

As examples of substituents which may be present in the 3-position ofthe 4-aryla1o-3-substituted-pyrazol-S-onl-yl group represented by R,there may be mentioned alkyl such as methyl, aryl such as phenyl,carbalkoxy such as carbomethoxy and carboxylic acid groups. 7

A examples of substituents which may be present in any arylazo groupwhich wholly or in part forms a group is provided a process for themanufacture of new azo dyestuffs which comprises interactingsubstantially equimolecular proportions of a cyanuric halide and anaminoazo compound which, in its free acid form is represented by theformula:

Formula 11 wherein R, X and Y have the meanings given above.

By substantially equimolecular proportions is meant such relativeproportions that there is at most 20%. by weight of either reactant inexcess of that which represents a quantity molecularly equivalent to thequantity used of the other reactant. Suitable cyanuric halides include,for example, cyanuric chloride and cyanuric bromide.

Suitable aminoazo compounds of the above formula may be obtained,according to the position of the azo group or groups relative to thestilbene residue, by a number of methods. Thus a compound where Xrepresents an arylazo residue may be obtained from a 4-aminostilbene-2:2'-disulphonic acid, substituted in the 4'- position bya group represented by R, for example, 4'-nitro-4-aminostilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid, 4-(5-sulpho-2-naphtha-(1:2:4:5)triazolyl) 4 aminostilbene-2:2 disulphonic acid,4-acetylamino-4saminostilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid,4'-benzoylamino-4-aminostilbene-Z:2-disulphonic acid,4-chloro-4-aminostilbene-2:2-disu1phonic acid,4'-bromo-4-aminostilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid, 4-dimethylamino-4-aminostilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid, 4-anilino-4-aminostilbcue-2:2'-disulphonic acid, or4'-dibenzylamino-4-aminostilbene-2:2'-disulphonic acid, by diazotisingand coupling the. diazonium compound so obtained with an arylamine or analkylarylamine, for example aniline (as its w-methanesulphonate),m-toluidine, 2- methoxy-S-methylaniline, l-naphthylamine 6 sulphonicacid, o-anisidine, 2:5-dimethoxyaniline, m-anisidine', 1-naphthylamineJesulphonic acid, a-naphthylamine, mono.- methylaniline,monoethylaniline, monobutylaniline and anthranilic acid (as itswrmethane sulphonate).

A particularly valuable series of compounds used as starting materialsmay be obtained in this manner using a primaryaromatic, amine of thebenzene series as coupling component, the products obtained being of thetype represented 'by 4 substituted-4'-(4"-aminophenylazo)-stilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid, the other members of the seriescontaining su-bstituents in the benzene ring of the aminophenylazogroup. An alternative process for the manufacture of this valuableseries of compounds comprises treating the appropriate4-substituted-4'-nitrostilbene-2:2'-disulphonic acid, for example4:4'-dinitroa: stilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid, with a p-phenylenedirepresented by R or X, there may be mentioned halogen amine in thepresence of alkali. Suitable p-phenylene diamines include, for example1:4-phenylene diamine-2- sulphonic acid, 2 methyl 1:4-phenylene diamine,2- methoxy-1z4-phenylene diamine and, preferably, p-phenylene diamineitself.

Compounds where X represents a polyazo compound may be obtained fromsuch an aminoazo compound where X represents an arylazo groupingcontaining an unsubstituted amino group by diazotising and coupling thediazonium compound obtained with an arylamine or an alkylarylamine ofthe kind exemplified above.

Those compounds used in the above process wherein X of the formulastands for a direct link contain at least one azo group in the grouprepresented by R. Where an azo group is attached directly to thestilbene residue.

suitable compounds may be obtained, for example, by coupling diazotised4 nitro-4-aminostilbene-2:2'-disulphonic acid with a coupling componentand reducing the nitro group of the compound so obtained to amino.

Where the coupling component used contains an unsubstituted amino groupattached to an aromatic nucleus, the product obtained may itself bediazotised and coupled with a coupling component, before reducing thenitro group. By this means a polyazo residue may be formed in the grouprepresented by R. It is to be understood that where an amino ormonoalkylarnino group is introduced with the coupling component into themolecule, the group so introduced is converted for example by acylation,into a group which will not react with the cyanuric halide, before thenitro group is reduced.

A wide variety of coupling components may be used in this manner, forexample there may be used phenols, naphthols, pyrazolones,fl-ketoacetoarylides, arylamines, acylaminonaphthols and sulphonic acidsderived therefrom.

As specific examples of coupling components which may be so used theremay be mentioned phenol, a-naphthol, fi-napthol, 1-naphthol-4-sulphonicacid,

l-naphthol-S-sulphonic acid,

2-naphthol-1-sulphonic acid,

2-naphthol-6-sulphonic acid,

2-naphthol-7-sulphonic acid,

2-naphthol-3 6-disulphonic acid,

1-naphthol-3 6-disulphonic acid,

1-naphthol-3 S-disulphonic acid,

l-naphthol-3 :6: 8-trisulphonic acid,

3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1- 2 -dichloro-4-sulphophenyl) -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(2'-chloro-4'-sulphophenyl)-3-rnethyl-5-pyrazolone,

l-(2-chloro-5 -sulphophenyl) -3 -methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1- 3 '-sulphophenyl -3 -methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(4-sulphophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(2-sulphophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(4-chlorophenyl) -3-metl1yl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(2'-chlorophenyl)-3-rnethyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(2' 5 '-dichlorophenyl -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1- (2'-chloro-6'-methylphenyl) -3 -methyl-5 -pyrazolone,

l-(2'-methylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-(3-chloro-6'-carboxyphenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1-( 3-carboxyphenyl) -3 -methyl-5-pyrazolone,

l-( 2'-carboxyphenyl) -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1- 2 6-dimethylphenyl) -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

1- 2-ethylphenyl) -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone,

2-chloro-4-sulpho-acetoacetanilide,

4-sulpho-acetoacetanilide,

2-chloro-acetoacetanilide,

acetoacetanilide,

acetoacet-o-anisidide,

i-sulpho-acetoacet-o-anisidide,

3-methyl-4-chloro-6-methoxy-acetoacetanilide,

4-chloro-2:5-dimethoxy-acetoacetanilide,

aniline,

m-toluidine,

S-methyl-Z-methoxyaniline,

m-cbloroaniline,

m-anisidine,

o'anisidine,

2: S-dimethoXyaniline,

l-naphthyl amine-6- and -7-sulphonic acids,

l-acetylaminoand 1-benzoylamino-8-naphthol-3 2 6-disulphonic acids,

l-acetylaminoand 1-benzoylamino-8-naphthol-4:6-disulphonic acids,

l-acetylaminoand 1-benzoylamino-S-naphthol-Z:4-disulphonic acids,

2-acetylaminoand 2-benzoylamino-8-naphthol-6-sulphonic acids,2-acetylamino. and Z-benzoylamino-S-naphthol-6-sulphonic acids,Z-acetylaminoand 2-benzoylamino-8-naphthol-3:6-disulphonic acids andl-acetylaminoand 1-benzoylamino-8-naphthol-4-sulphonic acids.

A further class of suitable compounds for use in the above process maybe obtained for example by diazotising an aromatic primary amine (whichdoes not contain a hydroxyl, alkoxy or carboxylic acid group ortho tothe amino group), for example aniline-2:5-disulphonic acid, mandp-nitroaniline, 4-nitroaniline-2-sulphonic acid, 3-nitroaniline-4-sulphonic acid, mand p-aminoacetanilide,4-aminoacetanilide-3-sulphonic acid, 3-aminoacetanilide- 4-sulpbonicacid or 4-amino-2-acetotoluidide-S-sulphonic acid, and coupling thediazoniurn compound so obtained with a4-amino-4-(3-substituted-pyrazol-S-on-l-yl)-stilbene-disulphonic acid,for example4-amino-4-(3-carboxypyrazol-S-on-l-yl)-stilbene-222-disulphonic acid or4-amino-4'(3-methyl-pyraZol-5-on-l-yl)-stilbene 2:2-disulphonic acid.

The process of the invention is preferably carried out at a temperaturebelow 10 C. The preferred medium is water, although it may containwater-soluble organic solvents such as acetone or dioxan. If desired, anacidbinding agent, for example sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonatemay be added.

Those new dyestuffs wherein R of the formula stands for a4-arylazo-3-substituted pyrazolonyl grouping may also be obtained byfirst reacting a cyanuric halide with a suitableaminostilbenylpyrazolone in equimolecular quantities (as described, forexample in United Kingdom specification No. 602,170) and coupling with adiazotised aromatic amine.

Thus, as a further feature of the invention there is provided a processfor the manufacture of new azo dyestuffs which comprises diazotising aprimary aromatic monoamine which may be substituted other than with analkylamino group or with, ortho to the amino group, a hydroxyl,carboxylic acid or alkoxy group, and coupling the diazoniurn compound soobtained with a compound of the formula:

H 30:11 SOaH CHz-C\ I /N I ll G=N N N C i Z wherein Z stands for ahalogen atom and Q stands for an alkyl, aryl, carboxylic acid orcarbalkoxy group. During the coupling stage, in order to avoid removal,by hydrolysis, of the halogen atoms attached to the 'triazine ring it ispreferred to carry out the coupling at a temperature below 10 C. in aweakly alkaline to weakly acid medium, preferably at pH not greater than7.5.

It is generally preferable to isolate the new dyestuffs from the mediain which they have been formed at a pH from 6 to 8 and it has been foundthat the loss of halogen from the triazine rings in the dyestuffs can bereduced considerably by addition of buffering agents which give a pHvalue between 6 and 8 and in particular by those which give a pH ofabout 6.5. These buffering agents, for example mixtures of disodiumhydrogen phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate or of disodiumhydrogen phosphate and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, may be added atany time during the manufacture of the new dyestuffs, but a convenientprocedure comprises addition of suificient acid-binding agent to thereaction mixture to give a pH between 6 and 8, then addition ofbuffering agent and then salt to precipitate the dyestutf, isolation ofthe latter by filtration and addition of more buffering agent to thedyestuff paste before drying.

The drying of the dyestuif paste is preferably carried out at atemperature below 65 C.

The dry, buffered dyestuff composition in many cases has greater storagestability than either the moist dyestufi paste or the unbuiferedcomposition.

The new azo dyestuifs, in the form of the alkali metal salts are solublein water and are preferably used to colour silk, wool, regeneratedprotein and cellulosic textile materials for example cotton, linen andviscose rayon, by treating the textile material with an aqueous solution(which may be a thickened printing paste) of the dyestuff in conjunctionwith a treatment with an alkaline agent, for example sodium hydroxide,potassium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate. Thetreatment with the alkaline agent may be carried out prior to,simultaneously with or after the treatment with the dyestuif.

The new dyestuffs may also be applied to silk, wool, regeneratedprotein, polyamide and modified polyacrylonitrile textile materials, bythe conventional dyeing methods used for those textile materials, thatis by dyeing from weakly acid or neutral dyestuif solutions, for exampledyestuff solutions containing acetic acid, formic acid, sodium sulphateor ammonium acetate.

The dyestuffs may also be applied to silk, wool and regenerated proteintextile materials by the conventional printing methods used for thosematerials.

When so applied they give orange to yellow shades, very fast to Washingand fast to light. They are especially valuable for application tocellulosic textile materials from a cold dyebath in the presence of analkaline agent since an unusually high fixation of dyestuff is obtainedon the textile material under such conditions.

Those dyestuffs obtained from 4-nitro-4'-aminostilbene- 2:2'-disu1phonicacid by diazotising, coupling with an aromatic amine and interacting theproduct obtained with cyanuric chloride are especially valuable sincethe shades obtained therefrom on cellulosic textile materials have agood resistance to bleach and show little or no drop in light-fastnesswhen the coloured textile material is subjected to treatments, forexample impregnation with a urea-formaldehyde resin, designed to improveits resistance to creasing.

The invention is illustrated but not limited by the following examplesin which parts and percentages are by weight:

Example 1 29.6 parts of the disodium salt of the aminoazo compoundobtained by coupling one molecular proportion of diazotised4-nitro-4'-aminostilbene-Z:2'-disnlphonic acid with one molecularproportion of sodium aniline-methane sulphonate and subsequentlyhydrolysing with dilute alkali, are dissolved in 750 parts of water.parts of cyanuric chloride are dissolved in 200 parts of acetone and thesolution is poured on a stirred mixture of 200 parts of ice and 100parts of Water. The solution of the aminoazo dyestuff is added over 40minutes to the suspension of cyanuric chloride keeping the temperaturebelow 5 C. by the addition of ice if necessary. The mixture is stirredfor 45 minutes, then neutralised to delta paper with 35 parts of 10%aqueous sodium carbonate solution. The suspension is buffered byaddition of 1.9 parts of disodium hydrogen phosphate and 3.1 parts ofpotassium dihydrogen phosphate and filtered.

The residue on the filter is slurried in 300 parts of acetone, filteredand the product on the filter is dried at room temperature.

The dyestuff powder so obtained contains 1.9 atoms of organically-boundchlorine for each azo group present. It corresponds substantially todisodium 4-nitro-4-[4- (4:6-dichloro-s-t1iazinyl-2-arnino)-phenylazo]stilbene- 2:2'-disulphonate, that is, the disodium salt of the compoundof Formula I wherein:

R stands for --N'O X stands for 4'-phenylazo Y stands for H, and

Z stands for C1.

When applied to cellulosic fibres by the methods described above itgives yellow shades of excellent fastness to washing and light.

By replacing the aminoazo compound used in the above example by themolecularly equivalent proportion of other aminoazo compounds of FormulaII, obtained by coupling a4-substituted-4-a.minostilbene-2:2'-disulphonic acid with an alkylarylamine or an arylamine, other valuable dyestuffs are obtained. In thefollowing table, column I shows the 4-substituent represented by R, andcolumn 11 shows the amine or amine methane sulphonate used as couplingcomponent; the final column shows the shades obtained from thesedyestufis. Where an amine methane sulphonate is used, it is to beunderstood that the product is hydrolysed to obtain the unsubstitutedamino compound.

R Coupling Component Shade m-toluidine-w-methane sulphonate.reddishyellow. Nmethyl aniline Do. 5-methyl-2-methoxyaniline. orange.2:5-dimeth0xyaniline 0. orthnanisidino reddishyellow. NO1.rn-chloroaniline Do. N0 m-anisidlne orange. N 02.. N-ethylanilinereddishyellow. NOZ N-butylaniline Do, Ol N-methylaniline Do. Br- Do. BrDo. Br Do. NHCOCHa Do. -NHCO0H5-- Do. NHCOCa 5 Do.

C 3 /N Do. CH

NO1 Lnaphthylarnine-G-sulphonie-aeid. orange. -01 sodiumaniline-w-methane sulphonate reddlilshye 0w. Cl sodiumm-toluidine-w-methane sul- Do.

phonate. N .OOCH3 sodium aniline-w-methane sulphonate- Do. N .OOOH.-.sodium m-toluidine- -methane sul- D0.

phonate.

Example 2 13.5 parts of the tetrasodium salt of the aminoazo compoundobtained by coupling one molecular proportion of diazotised4-amino-4-(5-su1pho-2-naphtha(1'22'2425)triazolyl)-stilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid with one molecular proportionof 1-naphthylarnine-6-sulphonic acid are dissolved in 250 parts ofwater. 3.5 parts of cyanuric chloride are dissolved in parts of acetoneand the solution is poured on a stirred mixture of 200 parts of ice and100 parts of water. The above solution of aminoazo dyestuff is addedover 20 minutes to the suspension of cyanuric chloride keeping thetemperature of the mixture below 5 C. The reaction mixture is stirredfor 1 hour below 5 C., then neutralised by adding 7 parts of 10% aqueoussodium carbonate solution. The solution is buttered at pH 6.4 byaddition of 2.5 parts of disodium hydrogen phosphate and 4.5 parts ofpotassium dihydrogen phosphate, then 50 parts of sodium chloride areadded and the mixture is filtered. The residue on the filter is stirredin parts of acetone, filtered and the residue on the filter is dried atroom temperature. The product so obtained contains 1.9 atoms oforganically- 7 8 bound chlorine. It corresponds substantially to the isdried. The product so obtained contains 2 atoms of tetrasodium salt ofthe compound of the formula: chlorine for each azo group and correspondssubstan- 3 S0111 01 When applied by the methods described above it dyestially to the tetrasodium salt of the compound of the cellulosic fibresin orange shades of good fastness to formula:

t 11 1 OH d l NC CH=CH-NHC C-Cl 1103s G=N 1 N (I; SOQH HOaS a washingand light. It dissolves readily in water and when applied by the Example3 methods described above dyes cellulosic fibres in yellow shades ofexcellent fastness to washing and light.

By replacing the aminoazo compound obtained from diazotisedaniline-2:5-disulphonic acid by the corresponding compounds obtainedfrom diazotised sulphanilic acid or diazotised orthanilic acid dyestuffsare obtained which also colour cellulosic fibres in yellow shades ofgood fastness to washing and light, when applied by the methodsdescribed above.

The aminoazo compounds obtained from 2-amino-5- sulphobenzoic acid,2-amino-4-sulphobenzoic acid, 2- naphthylamine-4:8-disulph0nic acid and2-naphthy1amine- 3:6:8-trisulphonic acid as diazo components all giverise to yellow dyestuffs similar to that described above.

An orange dyestuff is obtained if, in the above example, there is used,in place of the aminoazo compound, the disazo compound obtained bycoupling diazotised 2- naphthylamine-4:8-disulphonic acid withm-toluidine, diazotising this monoazo compound and coupling thediazoniurn compound obtained with4-amino-4'-(3-methylpyrazol-S-on-1-yl)stilbene-2: 2'-disulphonic acid.

The following method may also be used to obtain the dyestuff of theabove formula:

3.7 parts of cyanuric chloride are dissolved in 40 parts of acetone andthe solution is poured into a mixture of 50 parts of ice and 50 parts ofwater. A neutral solution of 9.02 parts of4-amino-4'-(3'-methylpyrazol-5-on-lyl)stilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid in200 parts of water is added during 30 minutes at a temperature below 3C., the pH of the mixture being kept at about 6.4 by the slow additionof aqueous sodium carbonate solution.

The mixture is stirred for 4 hours, then a solution of the diazocompound from aniline-2:5-disulphonic acid is added. 6 parts of sodiumacetate are added and the mix- 57.7 parts of the disodium salt of theaminoazo compound obtained by coupling one molecular proportion ofdiazotised 4-nitro-4-aminostilbene-2:2-disulphonic acid with onemolecular proportion of phenol, methylating the hydroxy group andreducing the nitro group to amino are dissolved in 150 cc. of water.18.8 parts of cyanuric chloride are dissolved in 200 parts of acetoneand the solution is poured on a stirred mixture of 600 parts of ice and400 parts of water. The above solution of aminoazo compound is added tothe suspension of cyanuric chloride during 30 minutes keeping thetemperature be- 5 low 5 C. by external cooling. The mixture is stirredfor 20 minutes then neutralised with 25 parts of 10% aqueous sodiumcarbonate solution. The mixture is buttered at pH 6.4 by addition of 3.5parts of disodium hydrogen phosphate and 6.25 parts of potassiumdihydrogen phosphate, then 80 parts of sodium chloride are added and themixture is filtered and the residue on the filter is dried.

The product so obtained contains 2.2 atoms of chlorine for each azogroup present. It corresponds substantially to disodium 4-(4:6-dichloro-s-triazinyl-2-an1ino)-4-(4-methoxyphenylazo)-stilbene-2:2-disulphonate. It dissolves readily inwater and, when applied by the methods described above dyes cellulosicfibres in greenish-yellow shades of excellent fastness to washing andlight.

By replacing the methylated phenol residue in the above example by a2-naphthol-3:6-disulphonic acid residue or by al-naphthol-326:8-trisulphonic acid residue there are obtained dyestuffswhich, when applied by the methods described above, dye cellulosicfibres in violet shades of good fastness to Washing and light.

Example 4 ture is stirred at a temperature below 5 C. for 10 hours. 29.8parts of the tetrasodium salt of the aminoazo comsodlupl b a e is thenadded until the pH is 6,8 nd pound obtained by coupling one molecularproportion of the mlxtufe 1S t fr d for 10 hours. diazotisedaniline-2:5-disulphonic acid with one molecular The nllxtul'e 15buffered at P as described above, proportion of 5 1. /1 then sodiumchloride is added at the rate of 150 grams stilbene-2:2'-disulphonicacid are dissolved in 200 parts P hire of Ifflxtufe- The Precipitateddyestllfi 5 filtfirfid of water. 6.3 parts of cyanuric chloride aredissolved in Off, Washed With a tone and dried. 100 parts of acetone andthe solution is poured on a Example 5 stirred mixture of 200f parts ofice and 20odpartsdoif (viv' g If, in the process described in Example 1,the cyanuric T abov? Solunon O ammozim fi P e k chloride is replaced by17.5 parts of cyanuric bromide, mg 40 mmutes to the Cyanunc c ondesuspenslon there is obtained a reddish-yellow dyestulf having similaring the temperature below 5 C. The mixture is stirred properties for 1hour, then n ltrall y add 1ng P of The dyestuff obtained by interactionof equimolecular aqueous Sodlum Carbonate 5011190 The f l quantities ofcyanuric bromide and the aminoazo com- 1S bufferfid at P y adding 3.6parts of dlSOdl pound obtained by coupling diazotised4-nitro-4'-aminohydrogen Phosphate and Parts of Potassium ystilbene-Z:2'-disulphonic acid with m-toluidine-omegagen p p 50 parts fammonium sulphate are added, methane sulphonate and hydrolysing, alsoives reddishand the mixture is filtered and the residue on the filteryellow shades of excellent fastness to light an d to washing.

9 10 Example 6 tained giving greenish-yellow shades on cellulose of goodIf, in the process described in Example 2, the aminofastness Washmg andto 8 azo compound used is replaced by either:

(1) The aminoazo compound obtained by coupling diazotized 4amin'4"(5'su1Ph2'naphtha(1':2':4:5)tri' 57.7 parts of the disodium saltof the aminoazo com- Example 9 azolyl)smbenejz=2"disu1phonic acid waniline 9 pound used in Example 3 are diazotised and the resulting TheammPazofompound Obtamed by f P diazonium compound is coupled with1-naphthylamine-7- azotised 4-amino-4-(7-sulpho-2:naphtha(1 :2 :41sulphOIliC acid. The amino-disazo compound soobazolyl)st1lbene-2:2'-d1sulphon1c acid with m-toluidme, a mined is thencondensed with 1&8 parts of cyanuric dyestufi glvmg refiidlsh Yellowshades of good 'fasmess to chloride under similar conditions to thoseused in Exwashing and light is obtained. ample Example 7 The dyestuffobtained colours cellulose in orange shades in the following table aredescribed the shades obast t W shing lnd t0 ligh tained from otherdyestulfs of the invention obtained W I Claim substantially as describedin Example 3 by coupling diazo 15 1. Dyestuffs, which, in the free acidform, have the tised 4-nitro-4'-aminostilbene-2:2'-disulphonic acid withformula:

[1 NorOon=oH-C N=N @N-o 5 m Cn-l Zn-l N 80311 SOaH the couplingcomponent named in the first column, re- 25 ducing the resultantnitro-azo compound to convert the nitro group to amino and condensingthe aminoazo comwherem n Stands for a Posmve Integer up to 2 and thepound so obtained with 1 molecular proportion of Phenyl ring A isSelected ffOm the group consisting of cyanuric chloride. substitutedphenylene, phenylene substituted by a lower Coupling Component shadealkyl radical, phenylene substituted by from 1 to 2 lower alkoxyradicals, and phenylene substituted by a lower1-acety1am1no-8-naphth0l-3zfi disulphonic acid violet. alkyl and a loweralkoxy radical. gtlgg fiaiita fiii gfilfi ilflgiilif fifilfiif f I $3531gellow. 2. The dystuff, Which, in the free acid form, has the Y t -5-Lia s l fipho p l ienz l)i fi yl pyrazolone D3. formula II NNOPQQIBoLFO-BbN-O-I FO 3-01 I 1 cm N SO H SOSH Example 8 3. The dyestuffwhich, in the free acid form, has the If, in the process described inExample 3, there is formula:

OCH o1 I NOrQ-QH=CHQN=NQNH N v SO3H SOaH CH 01 used the aminoazocompound obtained by coupling di- 4. The dyestufi which, in the freeacid form, has the azotised 4-nitro-4'-aminostilbene 2:2 disulphonicacid formula:

Cl k SOaH S0311 1 with phenol, ethylating the hydroxy group and reducing5. The dyestuif which, in the free acid form, has the to convert thenitro group to amino, a dyestufi is obformula:

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1. DYESTUFFS, WHICH, IN THE FREE ACID FORM, HAVE THE FORMULA: